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# Download an Invoice's PDF

GET https://api.transxact.io/v1/invoices/{id}/pdf

The Invoice as a PDF, the same file the Customer's page and emails carry. This is the `pdfUrl` on the Invoice. Available once the Invoice is sent.

Reference: https://docs.transxact.io/api-reference/invoices/retrieve-pdf

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Your secret key: sk_test_... in Test mode, sk_live_... in Live mode.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `id` (integer, optional) — Invoice identifier.

## Response

### 200

The PDF.

- File download.

## Errors

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Invalid or missing API key.

- `error` (ErrorError, required) — Branch on `code`; `message` is for logs.

### 403 Forbidden Error

The account is not a Business account (`business_only`).

- `error` (ErrorError, required) — Branch on `code`; `message` is for logs.

### 404 Not Found Error

No such Invoice for this Merchant and mode.

- `error` (ErrorError, required) — Branch on `code`; `message` is for logs.

### 409 Conflict Error

The Invoice is still a draft (`invalid_state`).

- `error` (ErrorError, required) — Branch on `code`; `message` is for logs.

## Types

### ErrorError

Branch on `code`; `message` is for logs.

- `code` (string, required) — Stable machine-readable error code.
- `message` (string, required) — Human-readable detail, not contractual.

## Examples

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.transxact.io/v1/invoices/42/pdf"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.transxact.io/v1/invoices/42/pdf';
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.transxact.io/v1/invoices/42/pdf"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.transxact.io/v1/invoices/42/pdf")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.transxact.io/v1/invoices/42/pdf")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://api.transxact.io/v1/invoices/42/pdf', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.transxact.io/v1/invoices/42/pdf");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Bearer <token>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.transxact.io/v1/invoices/42/pdf")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```